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Preston is a small town of 1,362 people in Fillmore County, Minnesota. It's about 31 miles from Rochester, MN and 107 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $769 a month.
1,362people
$186kTypical home
$769/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
42"Snow
230Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,362
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 553 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Rochester, MN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,172/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (333 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to RST airport
- 101 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 991 ft
- 725 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fillmore County: R+26 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk